Siân MacGregor

Siân MacGregor

@sianmacgregor.bsky.social

@sian_macgregor elsewhere Researching young audiences; professional theatre and dance

181 Followers 199 Following 76 Posts Joined Nov 2023
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United Kingdom to join the Creative Europe programme from 2027 - Online petition This is a Europe-wide petition calling on the UK Government to formally declare the United Kingdom's interest in fully participating in the EU's Creative Europe programme (https://culture.ec.europa.eu...

Petition "United Kingdom to join the Creative Europe programme from 2027" is live! ✍️ Please view: openpetition.org/uk/ukjoince

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Is Glasgow losing the spaces that made it an arts powerhouse? The closing of a cluster of leading creative venues has led to dismay and intensified fears the hubs that fostered Glasgow’s celebrated arts scene are disappearing

Arts activity and provision seems to diminish year on year - www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

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The Three Pointed Star The Three Pointed Star

Lovely lovely original illustration work! shop.thethreepointedstar.co.uk

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Tomorrow!!

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The Three Pointed Star The Three Pointed Star

Lovely lovely original illustration work! shop.thethreepointedstar.co.uk

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2 weeks ago
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BAFTA Fallout I want to start this post with a significant caveat – attempting to talk about complex, emotive and highly charged issues within the constraints of the frenzied news cycle is difficult and unpredictab...

Read my post on the fall out of last nights BAFTA's here. This is an opportunity to increase understanding of oppositional tics and acknowledge the complex realities and impacts of the condition: www.touretteshero.com/safe/2026/02...

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2 weeks ago
Exterior view of the front of Theatr Clwyd, Mold, Wales, showing imposing flat roof and warm white lights inside the large windows

Travelled all the way from the middle of Scotland to see @welshnattheatre.bsky.social doing Our Town at Theatr Clwyd - a solid, inventive, engaging and warm production - well worth the mileage

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3 weeks ago
Large banner on concrete balcony outside, with yellow external staircase to the left - banner brightly coloured with Imagine festival written in the middle

Continuing my @sgsah.bsky.social knowledge exchange internship at the Imagine Festival in London, with Guesthouse Projects

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1 month ago

Please spread the word -

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Don't miss Burnout: A Verbatim Play this weekend!

This new production from Framework Theatre brings the spotlight to experiences that often go unspoken, and explores the impact of burnout using real stories from 27 people.

TICKETS (6 & 7 Feb) ➡️ https://www.tron.co.uk/shows/burnout-a-verbatim-play/

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Katherine Rundell is so smart and excellent

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Blog: Why grown-ups should watch children’s theatre… — Imaginate News, vacancies and blogs by staff and artists connected with Imaginate and the Edinburgh International children's Festival

New MiniBlog, with thanks to Katherine Rundell: Why grown-ups should watch children’s theatre… www.imaginate.org.uk/news/blog-wh... via @edchildrensfest.bsky.social

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Pianodrome Bruntsfield Community Hub We are raising funds to create a warm, beautiful community hub in the centre of Edinburgh with our Pianodrome at its heart.

The final 6 days of this!! Pianodrome Bruntsfield Community Hub www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/pianodrome...

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Brilliance, and organisational glue... talented, wonderful glue of course

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Are you 16–24, based in Scotland and interested in theatre, storytelling or making change in your community? Wonder Fools @wonderfools.org would love to hear from you for their Youth Board buff.ly/wjoSMvP (deadline - 16 Jan 2026)

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✨ Share your Starcatchers story!

As we celebrate 20 years, we’d love to hear your memories — from productions and community projects to Creative Skills sessions. Big or small, your story matters 🫶

Share via the link, DM us, or email info@starcatchers.org.uk
🔗 forms.office.com/e/t8jeaP6FjQ

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Gorgeous wee museum in lovely setting - Kinneil Museum is about to close (31.03.26) as part of Falkirk Council disposing of assets that don't generate financial income. But what about the enrichment of people's access to culture, history, education, connections - even the only toilet in the estate!

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Take Four Books - Katherine Rundell - BBC Sounds Author Katherine Rundell discusses her new children's book and its three influences.

Also: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

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This is the truth!!

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2 months ago

Indeed! See crowdfunder 🤞

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2 months ago
Inside the Pianodrome Edinburgh, showing open grand piano and double bass on a wheeled golf caddy on wooden floorboards, surrounded by steps and seating made from old pianos Pianodrome at St Oswald's, showing the former church organ and 'backstage' with pieces of piano stacked ready for use

Love the Pianodrome! www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/qr/dyR5q84...

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Scots pine trees laden with snow against a blue sky Snow covered foreground with bare branches and hillock, blue wintery sky

Back from the winter wonderland (Ross-shire)

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2 months ago

Sounds like a great way to start a good year

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There is an exodus of freelance theatre professionals – particularly in areas like stage management and wardrobe. To address this, Actors’ Trust has expanded its support services, as CEO Alison Wyman explains: www.artsprofessional.co.uk/magazine/fea...

#FreelancersMakeTheatreWork

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3 months ago
Sian smiling and wearing a beige jumper and glasses holding up a copy of Women Who Dared in paperback

Excited to get stuck in to this collection edited by @bfletcherwatson.bsky.social 👋 and Jo Shaw. Thanks @edinburghup.bsky.social

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Women Who Dared Women Who Dared

Giveaway! 🎉

We're offering four copies of our new book, Women Who Dared, which spotlights powerful and defiant women who made their mark.

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5 months ago
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A lovely couple of hours spent at the Muzeum Kinematografi, Lodz

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Vol. 36 No. 1 (2025): Family | FORUM: University of Edinburgh Postgraduate Journal of Culture & the Arts

And it's officially out now! journals.ed.ac.uk/forum/issue/...

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Theatre and its Audiences: Reimagining the Relationship in Times of Crisis By Kate Craddock and Helen FreshwaterMethuen, 256 pp. Reviewed by Katayoun Salmasi* When the COVID-19 pandemic hit — an art form rooted in shared presence, physical space, and communal ritual…

"Deeply grounded in scholarship yet accessible to a broad readership."

Kate Craddock & Helen Freshwater's 'Theatre and its Audiences' reviewed in Critical Stages/Scènes critiques 👇

https://www.critical-stages.org/31/theatre-and-its-audiences-reimagining-the-relationship-in-times-of-crisis/

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Vol. 36 No. 1 (2025): Family | FORUM: University of Edinburgh Postgraduate Journal of Culture & the Arts

Delighted to be involved in this new edition of FORUM themed on families
journals.ed.ac.uk/forum/issue/...

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